http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/child-welfare-policy Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Fri, 03 Apr 2026 14:42:34 -0400 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 14:42:34 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/642/the-invisible-bruise-complexities-of-protecting-children-from-emotional-abuse-and-psychological-maltreatment By Brean C. Flynn - This paper presents and evaluates the varying roadblocks that make identifying and assessing emotional abuse to children so complex. This is the case for three primary reasons: the lack of a common definition of what constitutes emotional abuse and what does not; the wide variation in the frequency of child protection agencies substantiating reports of emotional abuse; and an unrepresentative amount of research and vigorous studies available to policy makers and practitioners to give them the necessary tools to properly identify and assess this type of abuse. The links between these three problems... Mon, 14 May 2012 08:05 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/642/the-invisible-bruise-complexities-of-protecting-children-from-emotional-abuse-and-psychological-maltreatment